13.04.2026 12:40
In a live broadcast, Minister Fidan, who made evaluations regarding Turkish foreign policy and global agenda, stated, "Greece is a NATO member... The Greek Cypriot Administration has the support of Europe... They cannot strategically explain to me what the military cooperation pursuits serve. This is probably an imposed demand made to order... I will stop here." His sudden decision to hit the brakes drew attention.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hakan Fidan, made striking assessments regarding Turkish foreign policy and the world agenda during his guest appearance on the Anadolu Agency Editor's Desk.
"WE EXPLAINED THIS PROJECT WITH OUR ON-SITE INTERVENTIONS"
Stating that "the issue of Greece, the Greek Cypriot administration, and Israel being involved in an operation aimed at surrounding Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean or giving that impression is a matter that is very much on our radar," Minister Fidan said, "In fact, we saw this very early on. This team was even looking for ways to include other regional countries in their alliances at that time. Fortunately, we explained this project with our on-site interventions; in the end, the situation remained with Israel, the Greek Cypriot administration, and Greece," he stated.
"THEIR COOPERATION DOES NOT PROVIDE MORE SECURITY"
Continuing his criticisms towards Greece and the Greek Cypriot administration, Minister Fidan said, "Now, of course, we see that Greece is pursuing very risky policies here. There are very interesting issues regarding Greece's pursuit of policies that no other country in Europe follows alone. This actually requires a closer look; perhaps we can discuss this another time. The Greek Cypriot administration; the management of policies there, how wrong they are, actually became evident in this war as well. Their collaborations do not bring more security. They bring more insecurity, more problems, and more wars. We told them. We told the Greeks, and we also told the Greek Cypriots through them. This style of policy will not bring you more security. You will be drawn into conflicts," he said.
ABRUPTLY HIT THE BRAKES ON AIR
Highlighting that Greece is a member of ANTO and that the Greek Cypriot administration has the support of Europe, Minister Fidan's remark, "They cannot strategically explain to me what purpose their military cooperation pursuits serve. This is probably an imposition made to order... I will stop here," drew attention as he abruptly hit the brakes.